Lid-lifter.



J. E. BUSS.

LID LIFTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, (914- 1,137,949. Patentd May 4,1915.

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pairs JOHN E. BUSS, 0F WELLSBOBO, PENNSYLVANIA.

LID-LIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1915.

Application filed March 24, 1914. Serial No. 826,943.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN E. Boss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wells boro, in the county of Tioga and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lid-Lifters,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stove lid lifters; and it has for its primaryobject the provision of a lifter of this character which will consist ofmembers having movable portions adapted to be extended into the recessof the lid and to be distended relatively therein and to properlyaccommodate themselves to the adjacent surface of the walls of therecess and thereby permit the lid to be connected with the lifter in amanner which will positively prevent the lid from being accidentallyseparated therefrom when the lid is lifted.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective View of thelifter, showing its application to a portion of the lid; Fig. 2 is aplan view thereof, showing the effective lifting ends closed in fulllines and opened in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4- l of Fig. 2.

The lifter comprises mating sections, which are each formed from asingle length of sheet metal. The member 1 is provided with alongitudinal handle 3 which is curved transversely and at the forwardend the metal from which the handle is formed is offset and providedwith spaced upper and lower portions 4 and 5, between which the similarportions 6 and 7 of the member 2 are extended. Through the portions 4,5, 6 and 7 is passed a rivet 8, which is designed to permit the members1 and 2 to. be freely adjusted and to thereby cause the effectivelifting ends 9 of the members 1 and 2 to be separated from each otherand extended against the side walls of the recess A of the Locatedbetween the handles of the members 1 and 2 is a spring 10 havingbranches 11 and 12, which are respectively connected with the handles 1and 2, so that under the action of the spring the effective lifting ends9 of both members will be held normally closed as shown in full lines inFig.2. The

lid may be used in the manner similar to the use of the well knownlifter but to insure safety in conveying the lid from place to place,the handle end of the members 1 and 2 may be pressed toward each otherand against the action of the spring 10, and as a consequence thereof,the ends 9 of the said members 1 and 2 will be adjusted away from eachother, and they will be made to engage in the recess in a way which willpositively prevent the separation of the lid from the lifter as will beunderstood.

I claim The herein described stove lid lifter comprising a pair ofmembers each having a substantially semi-tubular lever arm which isflattened to form a aw comprising double webs, the webs which form oneof the jaws being in mutual contact and those which form the other jawbeing spaced apart, the first named jaw being permanently fitted betweenand partly overlapped by the webs of the last-named jaw and pivotallyconnected thereto, and a spring arranged between the arms of the membersand having its ends connected thereto, said spring serving to normallyopen the jaws.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. BUSS.

Witnesses:

BIoN WALBRIDGE, W. B. RIFFLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

